Few industries are as dynamic and growing as the life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. As these industries evolve, protracted litigation becomes a cost of doing business. When involved in such complex litigation, companies in need have come to rely on Kent/McBride.

Our lawyers have the knowledge and experience to help our clients analyze and assess the risks of litigation as well as the strengths, weaknesses and costs of defending each individual case. Working closely with our clients, decisions are made with respect to whether matters should be postured for early resolution, or for litigation. Our attorneys have developed an understanding the background of these regulated industries and the purpose of life-saving medicines and devices. In the event that trial is necessary, this experience allows us to formulate an effective litigation and trial strategy, and also implement it where it counts, in the courtroom.

Kent/McBride lawyers have served as national, regional and local counsel for companies within these industries and a small and recent sampling of the matters handled includes:

The representation of one of the largest national distributors and buying cooperatives in the latex glove litigation, having coordination and trial responsibilities in over 150 cases

Representation of pharmaceutical distributors in vaccine litigation

Coordinating counsel for the country’s largest medical distributor in needle stick litigation

Serving as trial counsel for healthcare providers in the breast implant litigation

Serving as trial counsel for one of the largest medical device manufacturers in various product liability cases

Serving as coordinating and trial counsel for various manufacturers and distributors in the pedicle screw litigation

Representation of healthcare institutions in the malfunction of diagnostic equipment